Lifeforce\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n
Swedish fresh death metal merchants MISERATION release their third outing, spiced up with both eight string guitars and the Indian harp Esraj. Christian \u00c4lvestam, vocals, Jani Stefanovic and Marcus Bertilsson, guitars, and drummer Oscar Nilsson (not sure about bassist Christian Lundgren) are hellbent on going for the so called difficult third album. They don\u00b4t go in unarmed, the album is said to be filled with fresh ideas, folk instruments, special vocal styles etc. So, what came out of it?<\/p>\n
Opener \u201cStepping Stone Agenda\u201d is a fine piece of identity-creating Swedish death metal with razor-sharp drumming. The end it off with piano without losing credibility amongst the brutality loving hordes\u2026I believe. The arch-growl of \u201cChildren of the Flames\u201d is not exactly more of the same, but rather more of too typical death\/black with thrashy aspirations. But, hey, don\u00b4t count them out! \u201cGhost Barriers\u201d and Ciniphes\u201d are possibly the best pair of Swedish death you\u00b4ll hear in 2012. The melody, the cozy double bass drumming, the guitar patterns and almost impeccable arrangements all point to a high mark. Unfortunately a couple of indistinct tracks, most notably the fast but non-descript \u201cBlack Rain\/White Light\u201d puts an end to the entrance to my top ten 2012. But with the aforementioned greats plus the soft yet heavy and ALICE IN CHAINS friendly \u201cOn Wings of Brimstone\u201d and the nearly totally majestic closing track \u201cWaylayer\u201d they have proven worthy of a honorable mention. The theme of the album is human suffering during major tragedies in history. It should be about breaking new grounds and succeeding…largely. With a few daring steps more, the preserving of the daring and unusual moments and a stable line-up to carry this mission out MISERATION will be a rock solid name for the future. Check them out!<\/p>\n
Track List
\nStepping Stone Agenda
\nChildren of the Flames
\nGhost Barrier
\nCiniphes
\nHill of the Poison Tree
\nDisaster Cage
\nOn Wings of Brimstone
\nWhite Light\/Black Rain
\nTomb of Tephra
\nWaylayer<\/p>\n
www.lifeforcerecords.com www.facebook.com\/miseration.official<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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